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Last week, Paris Hilton responded to John McCain’s “celebrity” ad with a surprisingly well-done response, discussed above in CBS News coverage (once you get past the ad. Available in its original form at funnyordie.com).
While hilarious—and rest assured that numerous internet commenters have already given Paris props for the rebuttal—viewers may be giving to much credit to the “Paris Hilton Energy Plan,” which is really just a succinct outline of McCain’s policy proposals: offshore-drilling + tax credits for hybrid/electric vehicles.
The McCain campaign doesn’t seem to mind all the press, and still seems to be running with the “Obama is a celeb” schlock: “Paris Hilton might not be as big a celebrity as Barack Obama, but she obviously has a better energy plan,” McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said.
Apparently the video idea was pitched by Funnyordie.com contributors Adam McKay (one of the original founders of Funnyordie.com with Will Ferrel) and Chris Henchy.
Obama’s response to McCain’s celebrity ad: “Is that the best he can come up with?”:
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